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Conservatives in the ascendency in Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other hard-line forces will continue to be the determinant voice in Iranian regional and security policies, although the country will continue its dual-track strategy of diplomacy and regional power projection. The new...
Corona Virus: How Covid-19 flew from Iran to countries in the Middle East?
Original article - https://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast-52491335 The BBC has investigated how one Iranian airline - Mahan Airlines - has contributed to the spread of Covid-19 across the Middle East, violating banning decisions imposed by several countries. ...
IRGC looks for legitimacy
Following the shooting down of a Ukrainian aircraft in early January, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) faced a legitimacy crisis in the eyes of the Iranian public. Though the mainstream assumption is that the Iranian military in general does not care about...